diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d06520e58..2c72c42c8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.vonage</groupId>
   <artifactId>server-sdk</artifactId>
-  <version>8.8.0</version>
+  <version>8.8.1</version>
 
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Vonage Java Server SDK</name>
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
+    <!-- Compile / Runtime -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.vonage</groupId>
       <artifactId>jwt</artifactId>
@@ -75,13 +76,13 @@
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
       <version>3.14.0</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
       <version>1.17.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
+    <!-- Tests -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
@@ -226,25 +227,6 @@
           </archive>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.3</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <minimizeJar>true</minimizeJar>
-              <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <shadedClassifierName>all</shadedClassifierName>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
@@ -294,6 +276,31 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
-  </profiles>
 
+    <profile>
+      <id>uber-jar</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.5.3</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <phase>package</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>shade</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <minimizeJar>true</minimizeJar>
+                  <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
+                  <shadedClassifierName>all</shadedClassifierName>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/vonage/client/HttpWrapper.java b/src/main/java/com/vonage/client/HttpWrapper.java
index 37043b768..2c8eca8a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/vonage/client/HttpWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/vonage/client/HttpWrapper.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 public class HttpWrapper {
     private static final String
             CLIENT_NAME = "vonage-java-sdk",
-            CLIENT_VERSION = "8.8.0",
+            CLIENT_VERSION = "8.8.1",
             JAVA_VERSION = System.getProperty("java.version"),
             USER_AGENT = String.format("%s/%s java/%s", CLIENT_NAME, CLIENT_VERSION, JAVA_VERSION);